Twenty-four hours after news broke that his close friend Josh Norris had been dealt to Buffalo, Brady Tkachuk put on a dominant performance. He scored his team’s opening goal and the game-winner 33 seconds into overtime in an Ottawa Senators’ comeback 4-3 victory over the New York Rangers.

When the Ottawa Senators on Friday dealt center Josh Norris to the Buffalo Sabres, they didn't just trade away one of winger Brady Tkachuk's longtime teammates. They traded away one of his best friends.

Brady Tkachuk is leading the way for a Senators team showing all kinds of positive signs. The captain played the role of hero again Saturday in a huge overtime win over the Rangers.

When the Ottawa Senators acquired Josh Norris from the San Jose Sharks in the 2018 Erik Karlsson trade, one of the first things GM Pierre Dorion shared with the media was that Norris was Brady Tkachuk's best friend.

Tkachuk and Norris developed a strong relationship over the years, having been drafted by the Senators in back-to-back years. Tkachuk has spent his entire six-and-a-half-year career in Ottawa, while Norris’ time with the team ends after five-and-a-half seasons.

The Buffalo Sabres and Ottawa Senators pulled off the second-biggest deal of the NHL’s trade deadline on Friday morning when Buffalo agreed to send 24-year-old

Ottawa Senators captain Brady Tkachuk made no secret of his displeasure at the departure of his teammate and friend Josh Norris, who will continue his NHL career playing for the Buffalo Sabres.

The Senators traded forward Josh Norris to the Sabres, but it's had a profound affect on captain Brady Tkachuk.

You could certainly make the case that Dylan Cozens has not been the same player since he was destroyed in a fight with Garnet Hathaway early in the 2023-24 season. So to expect him to come in and drop the gloves on a regular basis is probably a little unrealistic.